Geneviève
TESSIER
Born
26 April 1776
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
27 February 1856
,
Sorel, Canada East
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Born: 26 April 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre TESSIER
, Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET
, Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 9 February 1795 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 31 October 1770 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). François died 5 December 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). François was the child of Felix PELOQUIN and Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN.
Geneviève married (2) Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE 20 January 1818 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was born 26 July 1792 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Madeleine MANDEVILLE.
Geneviève TESSIER died 27 February 1856 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Tessier Name Meaning
French: occupational name for a weaver from Old French tissier (from Late Latin texarius a derivative of texere ‘to weave’). It is also found in England as a surname of Huguenot origin. Compare Tacey .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames: Messier, Tesser, Tessler, Tester, Tellier, Messner, Bossier, Messer
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Geneviève TESSIER
Geneviève TESSIER married 
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY
Marriage date: 9 February 1795
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was the child of Felix PELOQUIN and Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYMarriage date: 9 February 1795
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was the child of Felix PELOQUIN and Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Geneviève TESSIER
Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYBorn: 11 August 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Clement PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYBorn: 22 November 1798, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marguerite LAVALLÉE 11 November 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYMarried: Elisabeth HUS COURNOYER 26 November 1822 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 30 October 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYMarried: Françoise VANDAL 9 November 1824 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Pélagie MANDEVILLE 27 November 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY Catherine PELOQUINMarried: François GAUTHIER dit DELISLE 3 June 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYMarried: Marguerite LAVALLÉE 3 August 1830 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDYMarried: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 February 1826 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDYGeneviève TESSIER married Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE
Marriage date: 20 January 1818
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Madeleine MANDEVILLE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARREMarriage date: 20 January 1818
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE and Marie-Madeleine MANDEVILLE
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE and Geneviève TESSIER
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Birth — 177626 April 1776
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
1776 Baptism. St-Pierre, Sorel, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1795 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève TESSIER and François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 9 February 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 18 years old.
1795 Marriage. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1795 Birth of ChildAgathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY was born 26 December 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 19 years old.
1795 Marriage. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1797 Death of ChildAgathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY died 5 April 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 20 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildFelix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 11 August 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 21 years old.
1798 Birth of ChildClement PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 22 November 1798, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 22 years old.
1800 Birth of ChildPierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 9 March 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 23 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 8 May 1801, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 25 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 16 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 27 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildCatherine PELOQUIN was born 5 June 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 29 years old.
1806 Death of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 22 June 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 30 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildFrançois PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 11 March 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 30 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildFrançoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY was born 23 April 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 32 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildAntoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 7 August 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 33 years old.
1809 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrançois PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 5 December 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1811 Death of ChildAntoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 5 March 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 34 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage / PartnerGeneviève TESSIER and Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE 20 January 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 41 years old.
1818 Marriage. St Pierre-De-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1822 Marriage of ChildPierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 26 November 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Elisabeth HUS COURNOYER
1823 Marriage of ChildCatherine PELOQUIN married 3 June 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François GAUTHIER dit DELISLE
1823 Marriage of ChildClement PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 11 November 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite LAVALLÉE
1824 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 9 November 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Françoise VANDAL
1826 Marriage of ChildFrançoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY married 6 February 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Marriage of ChildFrançois PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 3 August 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite LAVALLÉE
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Marriage of ChildPierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 30 October 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)
1849 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 27 November 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pélagie MANDEVILLE
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 22 July 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Geneviève was 78 years old.
Possible 1856 Death. St Pierre-De-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 185627 February 1856
Sorel, Canada East
She died at the age of 79.
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